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59. The bends (also known as decompression sickness)...

Sun May 25, 2014, 08:01 PM

May 2014

That's what happened to the son (of the father son team that designed the Brooklyn bridge). The father died early on in the project. When Washington Roebling got the bends he was too sick (or afraid) to return to the site.

His wife, Emily Warren Roebling became the construction engineer for the remainder of the project. She was probably the first American female civil engineer.

Under her husband's guidance, Emily studied higher mathematics, the calculations of catenary curves, the strengths of materials, bridge specifications, and the intricacies of cable construction.[16][17][18] She spent the next 11 years assisting Washington Roebling, helping to supervise the bridge's construction.

Before the end of the 19th century. Pretty impressive IMHO. The Brooklyn Bridge was opened for use on May 24, 1883.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Warren_Roebling

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge

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